Monday, August 29, 1988/The Battalion/Page 9E
Restaurant Guide
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Restaurants come and go in
Bryan-College Station, and it can be
hard to keep up with what’s going
on. This listing of restaurants in the
area is categorized by the type of
food served. Average cost for a meal
and beverage is given at the end of
each listing.
AMERICAN
Bennigan’s
1505 A Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion, 696-9066
Bennigan’s has a very diversified
menu of 100 items, including 25 appetiz
ers. Brunch is served until 3 p.m. Satur
day and Sunday.m.
Average cost: $7.00
Bombay Bicycle Club
607 Texas Ave., College Station, 696-
1427
The Bombay Bicycle Club features a
65 item hot-and-cold menu. The Fiesta
Bar has build your own taco salad and
nachos, soups and pasta, as well as a wide
variety of salad fixings and fruit.
They have daily lunch and dinner spe-
cials, and the lounge has nightly specials
from 9 p.m. until close. Happf Hour is
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m
Bombay Bicycle CLub has a big screen
T.V. , three T.V. monitors and a
scoreboard that runs current events and
sports 24 hours a day. Bombay will show
all televised Aggie games.
Average cost: $6.00
Country Kitchen
Highway 60 West, College Station 846-
1010
The Country Kitchen specializes in
catfish. They also serve steaks, seafood,
chicken fried steak, enchiladas, sand
wiches and barbecue, and feature home
made pies and bread. They serve beer.
Average cost: $5.00
Cow Hop Junction
1521 Texas Ave. South, Culpepper
Plaza, College Station 696-5522
Steaks, burgers, chicken fried steak,
sandwiches and salads are features, and
they have a full service bar.
Average cost: $3.75 for lunch, $7.00
for dinner
Crepe Myrtle Cafe
Best Western, 901 University Drive
East, College Station 260-9150
The Crepe Myrtle Cafe specializes in
country style foods and they also serve
soups, salads and sandwiches. They serve
breakfast and lunch.
Average cost: $3.50
Frank’s Bar and Grill
505 University Drive East, College Sta
tion 846-5388
A wide variety of entrees are served.
Franks’s features unique appetizers and
make their own potato chips.
They have a full service bar, and
happy hour includes margarita and beer
specials from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Average cost: $6.00
Garfield’s Restaurant and Pub
Holiday Inn, 1503 Texas Ave. South,
College Station 693-1736
An assortment of entrees includes
steaks, chicken and mexican food.
They also have nightly drink specials
from their full service bar.
Average cost: $3.50 for lunch and
$7.00 for dinner
Gizmo’s Cafe and Bar
109 Boyett, College Station 846-7275
Gizmo’s serves unique sandwiches and
salads as well as several dinner entrees.
They have daily lunch specials and daily
drink specials from their full service bar.
Happy hour is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. da
ily and all day Saturday.
Average cqst: $3.50 for lunch and
$5.00 for dinner.
Grapevine, The
201 Live Oak, College Station 696-
3411
Soups made from scratch, sandwiches,
salads, chicken and fish.
Escargot quiche, ribeye steak in the
evening.
Domestic and imported wines, beer.
Average cost: $4.00 for lunch, $8.00
for dinner.
International House of Pancakes
103 College Avenue, College Station
846-70 7 3
Kettle Restaurants
2712 S. Texas Ave., Bryan 822 5507
1403 University Drive, College Station
846-9184
2502 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 764-9271
Oxford Street Restaurant and Pub
(formerly Steak and Ale)
1710 Briarcrest, Bryan 268-0792
Specialties include the Baker’s Street
Club, filets, New York strip, pineapple
chicken and grilled shrimp. They serve
lunch and dinner.
Happy hour is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Average cost: $5.00 for lunch and
$12.00 for dinner.
Plaza Cafe
Hilton Hotel, 801 University Drive
East, College Station 693-7500
The Plaza Cafe serves breakfast, lunch
and dinner. They feature sandwiches,
salads, appetizers and plate lunches, as
well as a lunch buffet Monday through
Friday.
Average cost: $5.50 for lunch and
$7.50 for dinner.
Texan Restaurant
3204 South College, Bryan 822-3588
The Texan serves dinner only, from 5
p.m. until midnight.
Several appetizers, including escargot
and seviche, are featured, as well as sal
ads, ribeyes, flaming shish kebab, live
lobster, quail, Caribbean conch and 38
other entrees. The Texas also serves 30
Fine vintage wines.
Reservations are recommended.
Average cost: $22.00
SEAFOOD
Brazos Landing Oyster Bar and Restau
rant
103 Boyett, College Station 846-3497
Cajun style seafood and steaks, salads
and sandwiches are specialties.They
feature daily specials. They have live
entertainment several days a week.
Average cost: $4.00 for lunch and
$6.00 for dinner.
Captain’s Half Shell Oyster Bar
206 East Villa Maria, Bryan 775-9079
Captain’s serves an assortment of sea
food entrees. The seafood poorboy is a
specialty, and they serve beer and wine.
Happy hour is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday.
Average cost: $5
Long John Silver’s
3224 Texas Ave., Bryan 779-3995
1808 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 696-8555
Pelican’s Wharf
2500 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 693-5113
Oysters on the half shell, boiled
shrimp and fresh seafood are specialties,
but they also serve steaks and chicken en
trees. Happy hour is from 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. Pelican’s Wharf serves dinner only.
Average cost: $25.00
Red Lobster
813 Texas Ave. South, College Station
764-9310
Two daily fresh fish specials and 10
species of fresh fish are menu features.
Red Lobster has a full service bar.
Average cost: $7.00
Sandpiper’s Seafood
Hilton Hotel, 801 University Drive
East, College Station 693-7500
Seafood, steaks and prime rib are eve
ning specials. Appetizers, soups, salads
and sandwiches are served for lunch.
Sandpiper’s has a Sunday brunch.
They serve beer, wine and cocktails.
Average cost: $6.00 for lunch and
$ 15.00 for dinner.
BARBECUE/ STEAK HOUSES
3—C Bar-B-Q
1727 Texas Ave., College Station 693-
4054
Barbecue, a salad bar and a full service
bar are features.
Average cost: $5.00
Beef ’n Brew
330 Jersey Street, College Station 693-
1558
Open for lunch and dinner, serving
barbecue and beer.
Average cost: $4.00
Beetle’s Barbecue
11439 West Villa Maria, Bryan 823-
RIBS
Barbecue is the specialty. Beetle’s
serves beer.
Average cost: $4.00
Fort Shiloh Grille
2528 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 693-1164
Steaks, seafood, chicken and burgers
are specialties.
Average cost: $8.00
Gideon’s Farmers Market Bar B Cue
810 South Main, Bryan 779-6417
Lunch only, Mon. Fri. 11 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Catfish, barbecue and chicken fried
steak are menu features, and Gideon’s
has daily lunch specials.
Average cost: $5.00
K Bob’s Steak House
809A University Drive East, College
Station 846-7467
Steaks, fajitas, chicken and grilled red
snapper are specialties. K Bob’s has a full
service bar and a happy hour from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Average cost: Lunch $6.25, dinner
$8.25.
Ken Martin’s Steak House
3231 East 29th, Bryan 776-7500
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are
served. Ken Martin’s Steak House won
the 1988 Best Meal Under $10.00
Award. They specialize in steaks, but also
serve chicken, seafood and burgers.
Longhorn Tavern Steak House
1900 Highway 21 East, Bryan 778-
3900
Specialties are chicken fried steak, fish,
frog legs and New York strip. They have
a daily lunch special and also serve beer.
Randy Sims Bar B Cue House
3824 Texas Ave., Bryan 846-8016
Lunch and dinner are served, and they
also serve draft beer.
Average cost: $5.00
Red Bandanna, The
3500 Highway 21 East, Bryan 778-
0077
The Red Bandanna serves breakfast,
lunch and dinner.Barbecue and country
cooking are their specialties.
Beer and wine is served.
Average cost: $6.50
Tom’s Bar B Que and Steak House
3610 College Ave. South, Bryan 846-
4275
Barbecue, steaks, chicken fried steak
and a full salad bar are menu features.
Beer and wine is served.
Average cost: $5..00 for lunch, $7.00
for dinner.
Western Sizzlin’ Steakhouse
1701 S. Texas Ave., Bryan 779-2822
Steaks, a full salad bar, daily lunch spe
cials and a daily buffet are features of the
Western Sizzlin’. They also have a Sun
dae Bar, with ice cream and toppings.
Average cost: $4.50
ITALIAN/PIZZA
Cenare
404 University Drive East, College Sta
tion 696-7311
Fettucini, manicotti, canneloni,
chicken cacciatora, veal parmigiana and
marsala, and shrimp scampi are a few of
their specialties. Cenare has a
selection of imported and domestic
wines, as well as a full service bar.
Average cost: $6.00 for lunch and
$12.00 for dinner.
Domino’s Pizza
1504 Holleman Drive, College Station
693-2335
4407 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 260-9020
2015 S. Texas Ave.,Townshire Shop
ping Center, Bryan 822-7373
All three restaurants deliver.
Double Dave’s Pizzaworks
326 Jersey Street, College Station
696-DAVE for delivery on the Texas
A&M campus and south
211 University Drive, Carter Creek
Shopping Center
846-DAVE for delivery on the Texas
A&M campus and north
Buffet hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and all day
Sunday and Monday. The buffet in
cludes all you can eat salad, pizza and pe-
proni rolls. Double Dave’s serves beer.
Gumby’s Pizza
1702 Kyle South, College Station 76-
GUMBY
Gumby’s delivers pizza.
Little Caesar’s Pizza
1905 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan 776-7171
2501 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 696-0191
601 University Drive West, College
Station 268-0220
The University Drive store delivers on
campus
Mama’s Pizza
1037 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 696-0032
Pizza, pasta, salads, bread sticks and
sandwiches are on the menu, and they
deliver on campus.
Mazzio’s Pizza
1802 Texas Ave. South, College Sta
tion 693-2280
Pizza, a full line of pasta, sandwiches, a
32-item salad bar and appetizers
are served, as well as beer.
Average cost: $5.50
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